I thought picking "Pink Pony Club" as my best song of the year was at least a little unexpected but that choice has become embarrassingly basic in six months - ThreadSky

shadowtodd.bsky.social • 13 days ago

I thought picking "Pink Pony Club" as my best song of the year was at least a little unexpected but that choice has become embarrassingly basic in six months

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justezek.bsky.social•13 days ago

Look the 2024 hits that are sticking around are mostly good, but I prefer we get newer songs some actual traction this year...

Or for God sake give "The Giver" another proper run instead of dreading a Morgan Wallen album bomb.

rethgaal.bsky.social•12 days ago

Todd Lastname: Tastemaker!

ohnoitsleon.bsky.social•12 days ago

Todd N. DeShadows

stoppostingisaac.bsky.social•12 days ago

His last name is Intheshadows

triplesix54k.bsky.social•12 days ago

Nathanson. Listen to Song vs Song.

vandennis.bsky.social•13 days ago

(still has thoughts about Espresso making it onto your list)

shadowtodd.bsky.social•13 days ago

Are those thought that it should have been higher

vandennis.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm alright with it at #10 (I selfishly wish that Feather was the single of hers that got big in 2024 instead)

archivistariel.bsky.social•12 days ago

I don’t do best of stuff but I’ve listened to that song almost as much as I’ve listened to Diamonds & Rust this year.

kwullums.bsky.social•12 days ago

Hotter takes are on the way!
Also the song about Manhattan is better.

gw3nproject.bsky.social•13 days ago

As a trans lesbian myself, we probably need a song like it now more than ever

Part of me thinks that's why it's suddenly spiked on the charts lately, but who knows

ohnoitsleon.bsky.social•12 days ago

Well that's the explanation I went with for sure.

dizzydaisy909.bsky.social•13 days ago

it's okay to be basic on occasion :3 if anything i like rewatching your older pop song reviews because it gives some insight into the basic stuff from that era that i remember hearing way back when (and sometimes still hear. how is maroon 5's debut album still on the radio here)

jd-laney.bsky.social•12 days ago

It’s my two year old niece’s favorite song because she thinks it’s about literal pink ponies who have their own club.

juicymanboobs.bsky.social•12 days ago

Roan wasn’t built in a day

ymproductions.bsky.social•12 days ago

jacobian.bsky.social•13 days ago

Not your fault it's a banger.

jartstation.bsky.social•13 days ago

lol I remember everyone on your subreddit calling that good luck babe would clutch #1, maybe that would’ve made things less basic

q-pa.bsky.social•12 days ago

No, more basic IMO.

jenelaina.bsky.social•13 days ago

I would've been for that.

drsimonwyatt.bsky.social•12 days ago

When I went to see Cyndi Lauper, it warmed up the crowd more than the opening act

wobedraggled.bsky.social•13 days ago

thomasmwillett.bsky.social•13 days ago

I went to an MLB game last month and the audience voted it as their seventh inning stretch song. It was quite something.

liberty11.bsky.social•13 days ago

What team? I wish we got to vote!

thomasmwillett.bsky.social•13 days ago

It was at an Angels home game where they played the Guardians.

calamityjenova.bsky.social•12 days ago

is it basic to say that the birth of aphrodite is beautiful

landoman.bsky.social•12 days ago

It's a good song what do you expect

seanfaywolfe.bsky.social•12 days ago

To be fair, it was only unexpected because it barely even counted as a hit by your metrics at the time, the take itself was pretty universal

seanfaywolfe.bsky.social•12 days ago

Pictured: Benson Boone naming Pink Pony Club as his 2024 song of the summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ecs2E8ulwE

lizstar.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sometimes the basic bitch opinion is the right one and should be said loudly. There ARE reasons things are popular

I still beat myself up when I say Chrono Trigger is the best RPG, but that doesnt mean I'm wrong lol

anateforfate.bsky.social•12 days ago

Listen, its basic, but you're right cause its a perfect song

caitealyssa.bsky.social•12 days ago

It was unexpected to me only because it didn’t release in 2024. I should have known with Cruel Summer being on previously it would be valid.

arcane-ardor.bsky.social•11 days ago

Trans women need an anthem of joy now more than ever, it just makes sense

msx.gay•13 days ago

ever since you placed it on your list, I started hearing it more and more

hell I've heard small town (population 10,000) stations play that song

exxzackly.bsky.social•12 days ago

I mean, being basic isn't an inherently bad thing sometimes :P

theraspandonly.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sometimes something's basic cause it's without a doubt the correct position.

Song's a fuckin banger.

machinegunphilly.bsky.social•12 days ago

I don’t know everything ever, but…

It only hit the top 10 AFTER you listed it #1

robmacfarlane16.bsky.social•13 days ago

I heard it playing in a Ihop. I’m not sure if that proves your point.

jonhalling.bsky.social•12 days ago

Do you have any sort of internal limit as to how many times a singer could appear in the top 10?

birddroneone.bsky.social•12 days ago

I have a sympathetic vote for The Giver, ever since Hockey Night in Canada used it for the opening credits. I guess they never looked at the lyrics.

hegiman.bsky.social•12 days ago

I mean other bands were playing it live because it was such a banger.

blueghostskater.com•12 days ago

Does this mean you’re going to pick Basic Being Basic by Djo for your list this year?

puppytime.bsky.social•13 days ago

Basic yes but basic isn’t necessarily good.

samstensgaard.bsky.social•13 days ago

I dunno, you'd be shocked by how many people really fucking hate Chappelle Roan. I think she's a controversial enough artist (if you're an idiot) to make it a slightly subversive choice

s0rrysorry.bsky.social•12 days ago

I prefer HOT TO GO tbh

ohsoen.bsky.social•12 days ago

But basic is good sometimes. :D

tulpadog.bsky.social•13 days ago

Has she dropped hateful slurs?

tulpadog.bsky.social•13 days ago

Has she become embarrassing basic? Did you struggle for a top pick with another song? Based on the video, your choice was well thought out.

rockchewer.bsky.social•12 days ago

It was always basic

moveablesponge.bsky.social•13 days ago

If by "basic" you mean "correct," then yes

shadowtodd.bsky.social•13 days ago

Still correct, but basic

lateralfire.bsky.social•13 days ago

look when you're right you're right

shadowtodd.bsky.social•13 days ago

Good Luck Babe was #1 with a bullet until October when I tried to write a Ramble On about Pink Pony Club and realized it was going to make the list, and be #1 at that

https://bsky.app/profile/jartstation.bsky.social/post/3lpsxn5mdbc2b

blufruit.bsky.social•13 days ago

It’s just such a good song though. Fantano admitting that he was randomly listening to it one day while doing chores and crying by the end of the song is not super dissimilar from my own experience with it lol

kankato.bsky.social•12 days ago

Good Luck Babe was my bet for your #1 too lol

fenrah.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sometimes the consensus pick is just right? Pink Pony Club is THAT good.

hoenut03.bsky.social•12 days ago

Might be controversial at this point, people are really starting to hate her

fragolone.bsky.social•12 days ago

Are they really? I haven’t seen that anywhere

lemanic.bsky.social•12 days ago

I find it to be the queer answer to “Fancy Like” by Walker Hayes. Both of them have the same commercial jingle type beat but for different establishments.

triplesix54k.bsky.social•12 days ago

This is the most out of left field take I've heard in at least four months.

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